November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) I absolutely love this move. Bye bye, Nix. The irony that your soxtalk handle is "Kenny Hates Prospects" yet the fact that you like Vizquel coming to the Sox just made my head explode.
November 20, 200916 yr I'll miss Nix, but it won't kill me. Hopefully, he sticks around in AAA, and learns to hit for average.
November 20, 200916 yr I was never a big Nix backer so this doesn't bother me at all. I actually love the move if he can help Alexei and Gordon out defensively.
November 20, 200916 yr Another factor in this is that KW thinks he's got a championship contender on his hand, this is like the Griffey move, he's putting a veteran in place to get a ring.
November 20, 200916 yr Or maybe KW has a trade in place where either NIx or Alexei are on their way out.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:08 AM) The irony that your soxtalk handle is "Kenny Hates Prospects" yet the fact that you like Vizquel coming to the Sox just made my head explode. Omar isn't much of a hitter anymore but he can still play SS better than Jayson Nix. Plus he'll be a great guy to keep in the clubhouse and hopefully another IF instructor as well. Great, smart move by Kenny.
November 20, 200916 yr "someone" is going to get pissed he got scooped by Rosenthal. Edited November 20, 200916 yr by Athomeboy_2000
November 20, 200916 yr The dudes going to be 43 in april. He's only three years younger than Ozzie. This amuses me greatly.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) Omar isn't much of a hitter anymore but he can still play SS better than Jayson Nix. Plus he'll be a great guy to keep in the clubhouse and hopefully another IF instructor as well. Great, smart move by Kenny. Just have to make sure we don't play him too much.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 09:15 AM) Or maybe KW has a trade in place where either NIx or Alexei are on their way out. Send Nix to the Padres. Hell Alexei too if we get Gonzales in return.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:15 AM) Or maybe KW has a trade in place where either NIx or Alexei are on their way out. Or maybe Paulie (praying) and Vizquel is also going to help fill the veteran leadership role? Nix I think will be traded because he's not getting 2B back and this is a sign that they don't think he can handle SS either. Retherford is already an option at backup for 2B and 3B, so Nix is out of the picture now IMO. But Alexei is here to stay.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:19 AM) The dudes going to be 43 in april. He's only three years younger than Ozzie. This amuses me greatly. Unless he is here to tutor Ramirez, I dont get it at all.
November 20, 200916 yr This is just an awful signing if it happens. The "teaching our guys" argument is just another way to say "there is no use for him." Seriously people, Alexei is 27, just about at any defensive "peak" he has. Awful signing, you can't convince me otherwise.
November 20, 200916 yr Not seeing the downside of signing Visquel. The only argument can be made is that it's not going to help, not sure how it hurts. Edited November 20, 200916 yr by Thunderbolt
November 20, 200916 yr JonHeyman confirms he's heard Omar is close to a deal. AL official says vizquel is close to a deal. colleague ken rosenthal says it's the #whitesox. man, omar negotiates fast.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:26 AM) This is just an awful signing if it happens. The "teaching our guys" argument is just another way to say "there is no use for him." Seriously people, Alexei is 27, just about at any defensive "peak" he has. Awful signing, you can't convince me otherwise. Seems like a waste of money if you ask me. Sign him as a bench coach and use the salary towards bullpen help.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 12:26 PM) This is just an awful signing if it happens. The "teaching our guys" argument is just another way to say "there is no use for him." Seriously people, Alexei is 27, just about at any defensive "peak" he has. Awful signing, you can't convince me otherwise. You offer no real reason as to why you wouldn't like the deal.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 12:30 PM) Seems like a waste of money if you ask me. Sign him as a bench coach and use the salary towards bullpen help. I guess it comes down to whether people feel he's better than Nix at backing up the infield...I doubt this deal would be for any significant type of money.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:26 AM) This is just an awful signing if it happens. The "teaching our guys" argument is just another way to say "there is no use for him." Seriously people, Alexei is 27, just about at any defensive "peak" he has. Awful signing, you can't convince me otherwise. Yeah I know, when players hit Alexei's age it becomes difficult for them to stop making mental mistakes. Helpful advice becomes both completely unnecessary and an expensive waste of time.
November 20, 200916 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:34 AM) Why does this mean Nix is gone for sure? Its a numbers game. He is being squeezed out. Although its still early in the offseason, anything can happen
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